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Thai Airways International CEO Sumeth Damrongchaitham has warned the company’s staff to exercise caution when posting text, pictures or video clips on social media in order to prevent the posts being used for political purposes, possibly affecting the national flag carrier’s image. The warning from Mr. Sumeth, in the form of a video presentation, was
The outgoing government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has made some achievements and, at the same time, failed in its policy to drive Thailand toward a digital economy over the past five years, according to an assessment by Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). TDRI president Somkiat Tangkitvanich said yesterday that the government had rolled out
City staff are reported to be working hard on landscape improvements, including the planting of large trees, in an area to be named “Charoen Prates Park” when the renovations are complete. The new park will be opened for public use on July 28th. Charoen Prates Park is the latest green zone in the city center
Deputy Defence Minister Chaicharn Changmongkol has dismissed as misleading media reports that police had set the condition, that political activist Sirawith Seritiwat, alias Ja New, must stop his political activities, if he is to be accorded police protection. General Chaicharn made the statement in response to an impromptu interpellation, by Future Forward MP Rangsiman Rome,
Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world’s top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more than a week after they declared a truce. Talks had broken down in May over US accusations that Beijing had reneged on its commitments, and the dispute escalated with the two sides
Britain’s ambassador to Washington resigned Wednesday after being targeted by US President Donald Trump over the leak of highly critical diplomatic cables that put the allies’ relationship on edge. Outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May had offered her support to Kim Darroch after it was revealed he described the Trump administration as “inept”. But the man
Political breakups normally don’t occur while the parties concerned are in the opposition bloc. There may be signs, though, and the case in point is the relationship between the Pheu Thai and Future Forward parties. So far, the signs have been subtle. But while they can be dismissed as normal because both parties are big,
Thailand’s Fisheries and Pollution Control departments are demanding almost six million baht in compensation from an ethanol production company for illegally discharging industrial waste into the Mae Klong River in the central provinces of Ratchaburi and Samut Songkram, killing 44 giant Rahu stingrays and several other types of fish and animals. Pollution Control Department director-general
A Thai newspaper, Post Today, reported that Korean viewers were disappointed and dismayed upon learning that the production crew and cast of the South Korean SBS Television show “Law of the Jungle” had allegedly caught protected giant clams while filming in Thailand. The paper quoted a report by the Korean news agency, Yonhap, who interviewed
Thailand’s Disease Control Department is investigation a claim by an Australian couple that they went through “two years of hell” after eating a plate of Pad Thai, a popular Thai-style fried noodle, while vacationing in Thailand in 2017. According to thethaiger.com on Monday, Stacey Barnes and Ryan Prigg from Perth, along with their two children,
Former deputy education minister Chaowarin Latthasaksiri, alias Kobori, was today sentenced to two years in prison, without suspension, by the Supreme Court after he was found guilty of defrauding B.C.P. Trading, a Cambodian company, out of about 11 million baht in a cement deal. The former Pheu Thai MP for Ratchaburi was charged with misappropriating
Almost four months after the March 24th general election, the much-awaited cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been formally announced after the publication of the Royal Command in the Royal Gazette today (Wednesday). The Cabinet: General Prawit Wongsuwan, Somkid Jatusripitak and Wissanu Krea-ngarm, Deputy Prime Ministers. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister.
Premrudee Daoroung, founder and coordinator of the Project SEVANA South-East Asia, a platform that brings together local and regional activists from various backgrounds in Southeast Asia, said that the attention of ASEAN governments on environmental issues facing the region is worsening.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha took a photo with 15 outgoing cabinet members including himself, with an absence of Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chutima Boonyaprapat, Deputy Commerce Minister, today (July 9th) at the Government’s House. The cabinet meeting is the last before a new government’s swearing-in.
